I'm Afraid That's All We've Got Time For is a short story collection by writer and literary translator Jen Calleja: a sharp, bold, inventive and prescient fictional debut from a versatile and brilliant writer. These thirteen stories pick apart the hidden motivations behind our desires, and the ways we seek out distraction from difficult truths.

Discusses the basic psychological principles of interpersonal relationships.

Named a Best Book by: The Globe and Mail, Indigo, Out Magazine, Audible, CBC, Apple, Quill & Quire, Kirkus Reviews, Brooklyn Public Library, Writers’ Trust of Canada, Autostraddle, Bitch, and BookRiot. Finalist for the 2019 Lambda Literary Award, Transgender Nonfiction Nominated for the 2019 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award Winner of the 2018 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design – Prose Non-Fiction "Cultural rocket fuel." --Vanity Fair "Emotional and painful but also layered with humour, I'm Afraid of Men will widen your lens on gender and challenge you to do better. This challenge is a necessary one--one we must all take up. It is a gift to dive into Vivek's heart and mind." --Rupi Kaur, bestselling author of The Sun and Her Flowers and Milk and Honey A trans artist explores how masculinity was imposed on her as a boy and continues to haunt her as a girl--and how we might reimagine gender for the twenty-first century. Vivek Shraya has reason to be afraid. Throughout her life she's endured acts of cruelty and aggression for being too feminine as a boy and not feminine enough as a girl. In order to survive childhood, she had to learn to convincingly perform masculinity. As an adult, she makes daily compromises to steel herself against everything from verbal attacks to heartbreak. Now, with raw honesty, Shraya delivers an important record of the cumulative damage caused by misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia, releasing trauma from a body that has always refused to assimilate. I'm Afraid of Men is a journey from camouflage to a riot of colour and a blueprint for how we might cherish all that makes us different and conquer all that makes us afraid.

Finally available again after over 25 years! “”I’m afraid of the dark” and other children’s voices” offers a unique vibration revealing the wisdom of a child’s energy, presence and possibility through 25 short, short stories. The voices of children that are shared speak to the adult, as well as to the inner child in all of us, one who has often been silenced, yet is always with us and ready to heal. The 25 short, short stories channel special perceptions, understandings, and insights which integrate into the world today in a fun, upbeat, intense, light-hearted, painful, playful, serious, conscious and constructive way. Don’t be surprised if your own inner child awakens and remembers, or erupts into conversation and contemplation, with an awareness and desire to heal! May the child within us all live forever! ““I’m afraid of the dark” and other children’s voices” is also available in print and as an abridged audio production, read by the author. Julie Bonetti is an author who lives just outside of Boston and writes about energy, does podcasts about energy and explores energy while being present. Follow her on her Amazon Authors page to find what’s next! https://amazon.com/author/juliebonetti Also visit https://fanlink.to/EiAlliance to find collaborations, books, ebooks and podcast shows like these: “Write, Now! with Julie B” (NEW) “Your Presence Is Required” (NEW) “Let’s Talk About Energy, Ours & Yours” “The Kybalion: A Conversation” “Ancient Texts – The Genealogy of Energy” “Oprah! Can You Hear Me? Oprah vs. Donald 2020”

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.

In the first book of the Home to Lake Louise saga, no one would ever guess that successful entrepreneur, Dr. Maggie Borgerson, had been on the run for a decade before summoning the courage to take her life back or that she is heartbroken and lonely, and wants nothing more than a chance to start over. Her sister, Kate, has missed her desperately, but is convinced that what Maggie really needs is the love of a good man, a man who'd understand the difficult choices she'd been forced to make and the reason for the secret she can never tell. In fact, Kate believes with all her heart that her dear friend, Mac, is just the man for the job, but convincing her sister to move home to meet him is one thing; keeping her safe from the brute who'd threatened her life years earlier is quite another.